I know there need to be some kind of shims. Do you screw the shims on before drywalling?

This particular shims I have never seen in the HDs in my area. I will ask further. I am up in Canada.

Other than the ready-to-use drywall shims, there is nothing simply to fix the problem?

Gary in WA

10-27-2009 03:11 PM

Find the bowed out stud, cut 3/4 the way through it from the side it needs to move to, attach a plywood gusset (3"x16") to both sides, nail it off when in line. Drive a wood shim in the gap with glue between the cut ends.
Be safe, Gary

Willie T

10-27-2009 03:39 PM

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Find the bowed out stud, cut 3/4 the way through it from the side it needs to move to, attach a plywood gusset (3"x16") to both sides, nail it off when in line. Drive a wood shim in the gap with glue between the cut ends.
Be safe, Gary

Here is the sequence up to the point of nailing on the side plywood gussets. I didn't show that because I think we all know how to nail a piece of plywood on the side of a stud. :yes:

And the alternative way is to make the same cut from the other side, the convex side.... you'll use no wedge..... then force the stud away from you by toe-nailing the edge of the stud downward and upward (angled) across the cut. (This is if you cannot reach the concave side conveniently.)

295yards

10-29-2009 05:42 AM

I've never heard of cutting and shimming. Would be cool to try that, I guess. Could imagine it might be a pain.

I reno'd my bathroom and the studs were very uneven. I heard you can use furring strips but could not find them anywhere ( until after ) so I just cut out the crap studs and replaced them.

I've heard alot of people will just splice the junk studs on a 45* and knock them back and sister a new stud.